But, see the pattern. Hal, a test pilot, former military air force pilot, turned away and Mary turned not to her loving family, but to the dark side.

Just doesn't seem what she would have done.

--Previous Message-- : Ah, but Hal was infected by the Paralax entity : and pushed into evil. Mary just suffered a : breakdown. Even the best of people, when : faced with everything they hold dear : betraying them, can turn to the -ahem- dark : side. Especially, when there are : authorotative individuals manipulating them. : : --Previous Message-- : They did that with Hal. Some people when : faced with adversity, turn to there core : principles not fly off into evil. In fact, : if I were I psychologist I would dare say : that most people fall back to their roots. : This just seems out of her core. : : --Previous Message-- : I don't think that Mary was turned bad just : so : she could be more popular (bad to be good). : While I do agree that the racier aspects of : the image change, especially amongst the : stereotypical "comic fanboy" were : probably a discussed motivator, I do believe : the changeover was presented well. Let's not : forget, for whatever reason, Mary was : abandoned by Billy and Freddie when she was : injured. When she needed her family the : most, they weren't there. So, emotionally, : she became more pliant to the machinations : of the manipulative Black Adam and then : Eclipso. It was only with Infinite Crisis, : and Darkseid's influence, that Mary became a : caricature of evil rather than the : emotionally wounded and manipulated bad guy : (gal). This just suggests, once again, that : DC has no real plans or desire to develop : these characters. Unfortunately, I have a : feeling that will only continue, as there : doesn't seem to be any middle ground as to : what fans will accept. : There are those who love the purity and : innocence and will not accept change, and : those who think the old ways are outdated : and foolish. It's just too bad there aren't : more middle of the road fans. At least : enough to prove to DC that it would be worth : trying something different. : How about making them more like a real : family? : Billy as Capt. marvel should remain pure, : noble, and virtuous. Junior wants to do : right, but feels he can never live up to : Marvel's expectations, so he becomes a : rowdier, more rebellious teenager. And Mary, : having been left behind, becomes the black : sheep of the family. The good one who fell : in with drugs, so to speak, and needs an : intervention. After all, comics have proven : in the past that the family dynamic can work : out well, as with the Fantastic Four. Why it : couldn't work out well for the Marvels is : beyond me. : : --Previous Message-- : I'm in agreement with you. I don't mind : changes, but this idea that you have to have : been bad in order to good kind of violates : some of the characters at DC that were based : in innocense like the Marvels and even : Nightwing a few years ago. : : --Previous Message-- : Why is Evil mary the right direction? I : liked : the idea at first, i thought she might grow : and learn form it, but it seems its more for : titular excitement, and only seems to show : Mary was never worthy to begin with... : : I hate DC... : : --Previous Message-- : Wow...you put a lot of thought into the : character and the movie. Impressive. : However, I think that DC has done the right : thing with the new direction that they're : taking with Captain Marvel. Marvel taking : over as the wizard is brilliant-awesome new : outfit, cool hair! Capt Jr is Shazam. Very : smart. It makes sense. Now when people : mistakingly call him Shazam they'll be : right. Evil Mary is the right direction. : Black Adam anti-hero hell yeah! This is the : right formula to bring Shazam into the : 2000's. The old Cap was fun, but outdated. : I pray that the movie doesn't even have : Tawky Tawny. Come on guys get with the 21st : century : : : : : : : : : :